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Designing for Variability: Using Voice as a Catalyst for Inclusive Workforce Training

About this event

Today’s workforce is more diverse, distributed, and time-constrained than ever—especially within small to mid-sized businesses. How can organizations deliver training that is both efficient and accessible for every employee?

In this practical webinar, experts from ReadSpeaker and NeonTrain explore how designing for variability and leveraging voice technology can make workforce training more inclusive, engaging, and effective without adding complexity.

You’ll learn how assistive technology, including text-to-speech, supports employees across a range of needs, from language differences and varying literacy levels to on-the-go learning and situational challenges. Discover why forward-thinking organizations are moving beyond reactive accommodations and instead embedding accessibility into their training from the start.

In this session, we’ll cover:

  • What assistive technology means in a workforce training context
  • How inclusive tools improve training completion, retention, and performance
  • Real-world examples of assistive technology in action within learning platforms
  • How Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles translate to employee training
  • Simple, actionable steps to make your training content more accessible today

Whether you’re responsible for L&D, HR, or compliance training, you’ll leave with practical strategies to create training experiences that work better for everyone and help your workforce stay engaged, supported, and ready to succeed.

Hosted by

  • Team member
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    Colleen Sandquist Strategic Partner Manager @ ReadSpeaker, LLC

    With over 20 years of education and AT experience, I happily join the ReadSpeaker Team! Looking to share my experiences and passion for helping all gain access and understanding to the written word. Mom of 2 grown daughters, foodie and tennis enthusiast.

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    Robert Beliveau Founder and President @ Neon Train

    Rob Belliveau is the President and Founder of NeonTrain, an online education technology company dedicated to helping organizations build effective online learning programs for workforce development and skills training. Rob believes that truly effective learning must be accessible to all and has made the creation of diverse, inclusive digital learning environments a cornerstone of his work. In partnership with ReadSpeaker, Rob joins today's webinar to explore how assistive technology can transform the learner experience and help organizations move from reactive accommodation to proactive inclusion. Outside of the eLearning world, Rob serves as a Governor on the board of Curling Canada, where he contributes to the organization's governance and growth among youth and diverse communities.

ReadSpeaker

Pioneering Voice Technology

ReadSpeaker has 25 years experience providing lifelike online and offline text-to-speech solutions to over 10,000 organisations in 70+ countries.